Everything You Can And Can’t Eat On A Vegan Diet
Navigating any new diet can be a challenge, but luckily, figuring out what you can (and can’t) eat on a **vegan meal** plan isn’t that hard. You’ll have to say goodbye to meat, **eggs** , honey, and dairy, and you’ll _definitely_ need to hone your label-reading skills. Other than that, though, there’s a world of **vegan** recipes just waiting for you! Every fruit, vegetable, bean, nut, and grain is included, and there are tons of vegan foods and snacks you can get in stores these days. Use this guide on vegan diet foods the next time you’re at the supermarket to pick up _all_ the plant-powered food you need.
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### What Do Vegans Eat?
Vegans eat any food that's not derived from animals. Nuts, legumes, fruits, vegetables, tofu, lentils, soy beans, leafy greens, seeds, and more plant-based foods are all part of the vegan diet.
### Can Vegans Eat Eggs?
Vegans cannot eat eggs since eggs are an animal product.
### Foods You CAN'T Eat On A Vegan Diet
### Meat, Eggs, Seafood
Meat, eggs, seafood, and any products derived from them (like gelatin and collagen) are not part of a vegan diet. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up all of your favorite foods!
These substitutions will sate your cravings without breaking your plant-based diet.
* **Tofu**
* **Plant-based meatless chicken and meat**
* Chickpea Recipes
* Pulled jackfruit
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### Dairy
Traditional dairy is a no-go when you’re a vegan. But that doesn't mean mean milk, cheese, yogurt, and even ice cream have to be off the table. Luckily, there are plenty of nut-, grain-, and soy-based substitutes for you to enjoy!
Try these when you get a craving for something creamy.
* Coconut or aquafaba whipped cream
* Homemade vegan nice cream
* Store-bought vegan coffee creamers
* Store-bought vegan ice creams
* Store-bought vegan milks
* Vegan cashew cream “cheese” sauce
* Vegan milkshakes
* Vegan queso dip
* _**Vegan baked brie**_
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### Butter, Ghee, Lard, or Schmaltz
You can eat almost any fat on a vegan diet, such as extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, and avocado oil. One gray area is palm oil. While palm oil doesn’t come directly from an animal source, many vegans are concerned about how areas are deforested in order to plant palm oil plantations, leading to habitat loss for millions of animals. The problem is especially affecting fragile orangutan populations.
Try cooking with these vegan butters and recipes:
* Earth Balance Organic Buttery Spread
* Miyoko's Creamery Salted European Style Plant Milk Butter
* Vegan butter board
### Foods You CAN Eat On A Vegan Diet
### Vegetables
Eat all the vegetables you want, vegan babes! Beans, nuts, and peas are especially rich in protein, but you may be surprised to learn that even the humble white potato contains 3 to 7 grams of protein, depending on its size! Try to eat a rainbow of veggies every day to make sure you’re getting all the nutrients you need.
This is one food category you can embrace with joy. Peep this list of veggie-packed vegan recipes to whip up:
* Vegan baklava
* **Vegan casserole**
* **Vegan curry
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* **Stuffed avocados
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* Vegan ratatouille
* Squash recipes
* Heirloom tomato recipes
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### Fruit
Ripe, juicy fruit is like vegan candy. Eat on its own (raw) or turn some into gorgeous smoothie bowls, but anyway you slice it, fruit’s definitely on the menu.
Some recipe inspo:
* Raw Vegan recipes
* Raspberry cacao chia seed pudding
* **Mermaid smoothie bowl
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* **Banana nice cream
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* **Strawberry Banana Bread Bars
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* Layered smoothie
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### Whole Grains
The fiber you get from grains will help keep you full and satisfied when eating vegan. Don’t get stuck eating just white bread, pasta, and rice. Instead, branch out and experiment with whole grains like bulgur, millet, amaranth, steel cut oats, and more.
Get your grains in with these vegan recipes:
* Strawberry oatmeal cookies
* **Pear baked oatmeal
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* **Cherry oatmeal banana bread
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* **Bulgur bowls
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* Oatmeal lattes
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### Vegan Snacks
We think snacks are important no matter what your diet. Healthy snacks will keep you energized between meals and liven up any movie night, party, or lazy Netflix-marathon weekend. Thankfully, these days there are tons of vegan snack options for you to munch on.
* Cheesy vegan snacks
* Healthy store-bought vegan snacks
* Vegan cookie dough bites
* **Vegan peppermint chocolate bark
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* Vegan red velvet brownies
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